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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-01-14
CONDENSED TELEGRAMs.

DIR. VIM. PERRY, the sole survivor of the
passengers of Robert Fulton's first steam
boat ride down the Hudson, died on the
11th, a centenarian.
AN agent of European capitalists on the
18th paid into the State Treasury of Texas
$147, 900 in payment for lands purchased
from the State.
PARTIES from Iowa on the 18th purchased
G00O acres of land in TaIlahatchie county,
Miss.
The Virginia tobacco crop of 1886, it is
estimated, weighs out only half a crop,
and only fourth of that has the color
of good tobacco.
Mas. LOWE was elected State Librarian
by the Legislature of Tennessee on the
10th.
JoHN Roach, the great ship-builder.
lied at New York on the 10th.
L. c. DULANEY, a merchant and levee
contractor, was assassinated near Rose
dale, Miss, on the Sth.
1T is reported that work on the Kansas
City road east of Tupelo, Miss, has been
stopped; that the road las purchased the
Georgia Pacific from Columbus TO Bir-
minCham, and that the intention is to
build the Kansas City road, via Pontotoc,
Okolona and Aberdeen to Columbus.
A DISASTROUS shipwreck occurred on the
Virginia coast on the Sth. Not less than
twenty, and probably more, lives were
lost, among them five Iife-saving men,
who in the discharge of their duty were
drowned.
TIE total appropriation made by the
river and harbor bill is S7,366, $50, in
Guiding an appropriation of 100000 for
the Improvement of the Arkansas river.
A BILL to reduce internal revenue taxa.
tion and duties on raw sugar and for other
purposes was introduced in the House on
the Sth by Mr.. Hiscock, of New York.
A SEARCH of the house, in PHILADELPHIA,
where the two old misers, Joseph Perry
and Richard Price, were found lying dead
on the 9Th, brought to light hidden treas
ure amounting to 500, 900.
THE Arkansas State Assembly of the
Knights of Labor closed five days. ses-
sion at Pine Bluff on the Sth.
SAM HALL, one of the highwaymen wLo
assaulted Ridenor in a brickyard at Knox
vile, Tenn, several nights since, and
robbed him Of SS26 and almost murdered
him, was arrested on the Sth in Wood
bury, KY.
AT meeting of manufacturers, mer
chants aud business men, assembled at
Nashville, Eenn., on the sth, resolutions
were passed opposing the passage Of the
interstate commerce bill now pending in
Congress.
The Adjutant General of Texas is
alarmed about the Knights Of Labor, and
wants the militia increased.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-01-14
A Stormy Cnnference.

CHICAGO, Jan. 9.--The United Labor
party's conference last night was a stormy
affair, and lasted until three o'clock this
morning. The first business was a mo-
ton that all delegates be required to take
the pledge prescribed by the~cOmmittee Of
twenty-one. The pledge was in the form
of an iron-clad oath. binding delegates not
to speak to a Democrat, Republican or
Prohibitionist, and to exert what influence
they. possessed to save the condemned An
archists. After a long and warm debate
the pledge was defeated subsequently
motion pledging the delegates to support
the nominees Of the coming convention
was carried.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-01-14

WAsHISGTON, Jan. 10.-Two army coCrts-
martial in Washington will make quite a
sensation. The court, which win convene
at Washington Barracks on Tuesday, for
the trial Of Lieutenant Charles Hum
phreys, Third Artillery, VIII have for its
president Colonel Henry II. Black, Twenty
third Infantry, and will be made up entire
y Of infantry officers, who come here from
the Northern posts for the purpose
There IS a long and an ugly story, OF
which this court-martial is the sequel; It
relates 10 the domestic history Of the past.
The other court-martial, it IS reported, will
be that of an officer OF the Signal corps,
who as been getting into trouble with
hIs finances
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-01-14

When persons sit down 70 write books
simply because they wish to be authors,
their WORK is sure 10 be uninteresting and
useless. But If they are moved TO do il by
something in them that wishes expression;
# they have burden" on them that they
must get of, then they win speak 70 hearts
waiting foT them such words as viii do
them good. A book as a work OF art is ali
right, il its artistic form has come from tho
soul rather than the hand of the author.
United PTestBteriala
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-01-14
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDING,

IN the Senate on the 5th a number of papers
on various subjects were presented by the pre-
siding officer. A bill was reported and laid over
granting pension Of $4,000 year to the widow
of General John A. Logan. Resolutions were
offered calling for information; one, as to the
indebtedness Of the Pacific railroad companies,
creating a lively discussion. The conference
report on the Interstate Commerce bill was
taken up-.......I In the House the bill for perma-
nent improvement of the Erie and Oswego ca
nails was called up and debated. The Indian
Appropriation bill was passed, as was also the
Military Academy Appropriation bill.
IN the Senate on the 9th number Of memo
rials were introduced, some in favor, some op-
posing, the Inter-S State Commerce bill. a bill
was introduced for relief of the heirs of Captain
Crawford, who was killed by the Mexicans. A
resolution was passed calling for the report OF
the Board of Engineers on the St. Louis bridge.
The Pacific railroad indebtedness was con-
sidered. The bill passed giving Mrs. Mary
S. Logan, widow of General John A.
Logan, pension of s., 600 a year. The pension
OF the widow of General Frank p. Blair was
raised from fifty dollars a month to 5000
year. In the House the question Of canal
improvement was discussed. The Pension Ap-
preparation bill was passed The Naval Re-
organization bill was discussed in committee Of
the whole
IN the Senate on the 7th remonstrances
against, and petitions in favor of the Interstate
Commerce bill were presented. number Of
bills on the private calendar were passed. The
Interstate Commerce bill was laid over until
the 10th. The hill for school of instruction for
cavalry and light infantry at Fort Riley, Kas,
was amended and passed. Two relief bills
were passed. Adjourned until the 10th. In the
House the Senate bill amending the act provid-
ing for the sale Of the Sac and Fox, and Iowa In.
dian reservation in Nebraska and Kansas was
passed. After an unsuccessful effort by Mr.
Hatch (dO) to resume consideration of the bill
creating a department OF agriculture, the
House went into committee of the whole on
the private calendar. Several private bills
were passed, and at the night session a num-
Der of pension bills were passed.
THE Senate was not in session on the Sth. 80.
L the House several bills were reported from
committees and referred The bill appropriate
ing S5O0OO0 for a new public building at Charles
ton, 5. c., after debate went over without ac-
tion. The bill consolidating certain bureaus Of
the Navy Department was debated at length in
committee of the whole. The River and Har,
Dor bill was reported
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-01-14
80 Vatican Is aebating the Knlvhts 81

THE Vatican is debating the Knights Of
Labor question in America.
R. RoTHsoHID & Son, manufacturers,
at Cincinnati, with branches in St Louis,
Kansas City and Chicago, have made an
assignment.
Times contradicts the statement that an
alliance has been entered into between
Russia and Germany.
Two miners, Joseph Perry, aged severn
ty-three, and Robert Price, aged sixty
five, were found starved on the morning
of the 9TH in their miserable abode in a
basement at 1925 LocusG street, Philade1-
phia, where they had lived more than
thirty years.
THE committee on rules of the House Of
Representatives has resolved to report to
that body a resolution setting apart day
for the consideration of the judiciary COM
mittee's substitute for the EdmUnds Anti
Polygamy bill.
THE House committee on public build
ings and grounds has agreed to make an
additional allowance of S2S 900 for the
building at Terre Haute, Ind, making
total appropriation of S178,O00 for that
building, and increased the appropriation
for the public building at Denver, COL3
from $500, 900 to S575, 900.
THE State of Vermont has quarantined
against Montreal horses on account Of
glanders prevailing IN that city.
Four circuses are at present running in
London and doing good business.
On the Sth very severe snow storm
prevailed throughout the midland coun-
ties of England.
Much serious comment has been occa-
stoned in Washington by published re-
ports that a ''slush fund.- Of 81, ,00O, 900 has
been distributed where it would do the
most good in the interest of Pacific rail-
road legislation
The River and Harbor bill, as reported
to the House of Representatives on the Sth,
makes a total appropriation of 81, ,366, 050.
TIE Russian Governments said to have
made proposals which are calculated
to peacefully solve the Bulgarian diff
Guilty
THE Baltimore Central Labor Union has
boycotted Philadelphia beer
SERGEANT BALLANTINE, the gre En-
glish barrister, died on the 9th.
ALL Germans in Belgium liable to mill
tary duty are ordered to be ready to take
their places in the army on short notice
On the 9th bronze monument, erected to
the memory of King Victor Emanuel, was
unveiled in the Pantheon at Rome.
The French Minister of Foreign Affairs
has ''unoficially'' recommended the ac-
ceptance by Bulgaria of the Prince of Min
grelia.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-10-22
4 Diamond Woman.

The costliest necklace of diamonds
ever owned in this country was worn by
Mrs. Mary Jane Morgan. She had a real
passion for diamonds and wore them IN
hairpins, brooches, bracelets and rings
as well, but her special pet was a neck
lace. q riviere of diamonds, which cost
her originally perhaps $50, 600, and to
which she had made various additions
until its total value was $500, 600. One
day she ~astonished aclerk at Tiffany's by
buying a diamond for $48, 600 and or
dcring it to be set in her riviere as the
centre stone. Diamonds that once giis-
tened in her brooches, hairplns, or
bracelets were transferred to this neck
lace, and diamonds that no longer
pleased her in the necklace were reset 10
the brooches, hairpins or bracelets. TO
her it was q perpetual pleasure to see
the magnificent necklace increasing Its
magnifcence. When she died the
largest Of the stoncs were sold singly;
but tho necklace without them was SO
valuable that Messrs. Tiffany bought il
for 500, 600. Soon afterward they broke
it up, and for many months it has ceased
to xist.-TJewelry News.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-10-22
Neither Was Posted.

A fair American was a guest in Ber-
lin at q ball given by the o.iieers of the
Emperor's body guard and met there
an accomplished German lady, who
asked her something about Cuzco. She
replied that she Admit happen to know
anything about Cuzco; that it must be
some small town, and there were so
many small towns in the United States
that it was impossible for one to know
the of them all. ooh, DEAR"
was the reply; show dreadfully ig-
norant of the rudiments you Ameri-
cans are!" The American lady was
piqued at the contemptuous way in
which this was spoken, and deter
mined to find the whereabouts of Cuzco.
After searching an atlas and a gazet-
teer she discovered that it was not in
the United States at all, but in South
America. Meeting her German &C
quaintance again a few days afterward
she told the latter of her discovery,
confidently expecting an apology. The
Berlin lady simply replied: ooh, dear
I thought that the feeling between the
North ard the South had all died out.
-Arqotlaut.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-10-22
Tho Size of Waists.

Writing of waists, it has often oc-
cured to me when.reading E'dress ex-
change columns, " that women, in men
tiening the size of their waists,
seem to get beyond the regulation %
inches. Occasionally I notice some
individual that
she measures 23 inches, but beyond that
no one seems to dare to go. Oftener
than not we see IS, 10, 2 0and 81 inches
seserally quoted as being, the waist size.
Now, one cannot help a feeling of GER
tainty that ia countless cases this does
not represent Natures standard. 1t /
too uniform by far, for the great mother
delights in variety, never more openly
expressed than in relation to the human
form divine. Alas, the divinity of shape
IS often destroyed by foolish folks who
think some reductioH of size absolutely
essential to beauty. am sure anyone
who has noticed the fact / draw atten-
tion to will see that between twenty
three and twenty-eight incl9s is a great
gdf fixed, and that very few unmarried
women will confess to intermediate
inches. -EFashion Journal. 9
The Opelousas courier., 1887-10-22
How to Clean Oilcloth.

Oilcloth ought never to be cleaned
with brush, but after being swept may
be cleaned by washing with a soft fan-
mel and lukewarm water or cold tea. On
no account use soap or water that is hot,
as either would have a bad effect on the
paint. When the oilcoth is dry, rub i
well with a small portion of a mixture
of beeswax softened with a minute guam
tity of %turpentine, using for this our
pose a soft furniture polishing brush.
The following is also used to make oil
cloths look we'll: Wash them once a
month with skim milk and water, equal
quantities of each; rub them once In
three months with boiled linseed oil
put ON a very little, rub it we'll in with
a rag and polish with a piece OF OLD
silk.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-10-22
Women and N4ftlns,jn Early Rome

In ancient Rome Women were pro-
hibited from using wine, and hence.
their near relatives were allowed to
salute them with o kiss, in order that
they might ascertain by the sense of
smell if they had been drinking it.
They we're so fond of it, however, that
Romulus, the first king. made a law
that husband might kill his wife for
drinking. Fabias, in his annals, relates
that a Roman lady was stoned to death
by her own relatives for having picked
the lock of o chest in which were the
keys of q wine-cellar. Pliny also says
that o Judge ia a similar case pro-
nounced sentence against q woman be-
cause sit seemed she had drank more
||sawine without her husbands knowledge
than was necessary for the preserve
ton of her hea' tn" and that therefore
she sh ould lose the benefit of her dow
ry.-Pon BoiTe.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-10-22
Royal Etiquette.

The etiquette accorded to royalty al
.rovs interests me. I have had unusual
;onrnalistic facilities for observing all
aliases Of this. 1t is ceremonious as be-
tween the Prince and Princess of Wales
md their guests. Even the daughters
e tbe Prince address him as ''Sire" and
.beir mothers as madame" They
never turn their backs on him, and their
erecting courtesy is profound. Well, if
This be ceremonious the etiquette to the
nueen is ultra ceremonious. The
courtesy to her is well-nigh a prostra-
tiou. The hands are crossed primly on
the breast. If her Majesty be pleased to
extend her hand, the Sertunate n so
honored v shakes the hand. 1t rests
on the back of the hand of the n to
whom it is given, who, if highly hon
ored, may kiss the royal fingers. "Thou
shalt have no other gods but me"
Pshaw! Why does that sacred line lin
ger in my memory9 Anyway, one seems
to rather like the courtesies extended to
the Queen Empress. -[London Letter.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-10-22
ATnrkish Lady,s Drive.

The afternoon drive is an imaginary
contact with the world, for as a matter
of fact the ladies might almost as well
be at home. AT four o'clock, or there
abouts, a nattg little brougham, drawn
by a pair Of long-tailed Russian horses,
drives up to the door, and the ladies'
for they almost invariably drive two and
two, q great lady accompanied by .
friend Or d slave girl---are assisted into
the carriage with as much care as isthey
were made Of o The more scrupu-
lous ones will even hold a parasol be-
tween their faces and the coachman
to prevent contamination from side
glances.
Most of them, however, start with fuil
iutent to be seer as much as possible,
and after settling themselves down o.
tie satin cushions and assuring them
selves that the mirror is we'll busted
the cigarettes End matches ii tlaei
places. the chocolate creams or nougga
fresh from the bakery, and the bonque
sweet and properly arranged, slip off th'
habarah and are ready to front the gaz'
81 the curious. The thinnest Of yash
maks covers the reddest of lips and th
chin. and welEkohlcd eyes keep q sharl
lookout for exchanges of compliments y,
passers-by. The wives ef the Plshas dt
not wear the Turkish transparent wash
mai, but cover their mouths and III
lower part of me faco with i cambria y
cotton buFgaoo ticd round the back =
the head.
iii 6hoobga and Hczireh dries arc /
The Opelousas courier., 1887-10-22
Useful Hints.

Diluted hartshorn is good for taking
mildew from woollen goods.
Rub silver spoons with finely-sifted
wood ashes to remove stains left by
medicine.
Ordinary carriage varnish is a good
cement for china, and it is said that
water does not affect it.
Put a few drops of ammonia into your
sponge bath and you will Be astonished
how it will cool the skin.
To produce a good gloss on linen, pour
a pint of boiling water upon two ounces
of gum arabic, cover and let stand oybr
night; add a spoonful to the starch.
It frequently happens that painters
splash the plate or other glass windows
when they are painting the sashes.
| When such is the case, melt some soda
in very hot water and wash them with
it, using a soft flannel. It will entirely
remove the paint.
Mildew spots may be removed by q
mixture of soft soap, boiled starch, salt
and lemon jcese. Apply to the spots
and bleach in the sun four hours. 1.-THE
spots be olG enough to resist this treat.
ment rub yellow soap on both sides Of
the article, then apply thick starch made
with cold water and hang out in the
sim
The Opelousas courier., 1887-10-22

Cairo-mach what the-Rew is to London,
and all the Beys and; Pashas don their
best, and either caracole forth on pranc-
ing steeds, or, more luxuuriously, are
driven in the train of the harems. II
the lady is inclined to exchange flowers,
notes, cigarettes, or even conversation,
no hindrance is likely to be offered by
the black %janitor on the box-seat of the
driver. But talking must be done in
private, and some sidewalk or otherwise
secluded spot must be chosen for any
thing more than a flying passing COM
plment. For in the East every man
is. the guardian not only of his own
harem, but also of everybody clse's. A
man may thrash his own wife to death
with very doubtful chances of anybody
Intervening, but he may not look at his
neighbours rem.-[Saturday Review.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-10-22
A Queer Steam Engine.

A prominent yachtsman of New York
has Just signed a contract by which he
agrees to furnish the money for building
a very novel sort of a steam engine. The
inventor proposes to do no less than to
construct an engine which will exhaust
back, inteo the boiler instead OF into a
condenser or into the open air. He pro-
noses, in other words, that when the
steam has pushed the piston through
the fuA lengR of its stroke the piston
shall then push the steam back into the
boiler AGAIN. This sounds like the
absurd proposition to build a perpetual
motion machine, but as the machine IS
explained by the inventor and the
yachtsman it seems to be easily possible,
and perhaps practical. Because the
practicability Of the scheme has yet to
be tested the yachtsman declines to al
low his name to be used.
The new machine consists of four sin
gle cylinders, placed two on each / d OF
the shaft to be turned by them. The
two cylinders on each side, according to
the present drawings, will be placed
horizontally and one above the other,
like the barrels of a double barrelled
i shotgun when the gun is lying on its
side. The pistons in these cylinders are
connected with the shaft in such a way
that the piston in the upper cylinder on
one side works in conjunction with the
piston in the lower cylinder on the OPP
posite side. Steam being admitted te
either pair of cylinders, which thus ac1
together, the pistons are forced out tt
the end Of their stroke as in any single.
acting engine, and the shaft revolves
half a turn. At the instant these piston
reach the end of the stroke they are, by
means of cogs, two cams, and a linl
motion, uncoupled from the shaft and
connected with each other substantially
They then become, to- all intents ant
purposes, one piston, with the steam
from the boiler pressing equally on eacl
side. and, therefore, balanced. The mo
ment this happens the pistons of thu
other two Cylinders are cou1'ed to tn
shaft, and the steam sends them fyin'
to the end of their stroke, thus akeepini
the shaft awhirling, and at the sam
time showing the other two pistons, no.
equally balanced, to the heads of thei
cylinders. The second pair of piston
having completed their stroke, they al
uncoupled, and in turn treated as Ii
first pair were.
The theory, the yachtsman says, is q
right. But the Intervention of cog
link motion, and two cams may NAL
the machine somewhat cumbersome, ant
perhaps, slow motioned. That it vi
be noisy is beyond dispute, but it
worth trying, the yachtsman thinks,
the extent Of the SO, 600 which the tri
! machine is likely to cost, because if Il
, steam can be exhausted back into Il
boiler, the loss from friction, radiatio
. etc, will be so small that from 70 to
, per cent. of the fuel now used to drive
I steam engine will be saved.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-10-22
Hypocrisy.

Many q man will walk arm and arm
with the devil until they reach the
church door. This is the style of man
who is thought to be pious, but who is
really only watching his chance.
The party referred to in the above
paragraph is o brother of the man who
attempted to cloak his sins, but found
that he couldn't begin to get q gar.
ment large enough.
Nothing more completely battles one
who is full OF treachery than plain
honesty in another.
Deceit is a very difficult game to win
by. Men try to play it with an acc
high, but the world always calls them
with a pair of deuces.
The most cross-grained Teople AFRO
by ne means the worst of mankind.
There are many persons in whose
mouth butter woL~t 3ft melt, who are
nevertheless very. dangerous. AS Opie
Read says: "Dar amt muffin more pity
full dan de cry OBJ de wildcat, but oh,
Lawl, what er mouf and claws dat var
mint has got!"
Even children are deceitful. There
is o good story told Of a little boy who
loved his grandmother. He said:
"Gran'ma, how old are you?"
about sixty-six," SAID the grand
mother.
"You will die soon, won't you, gram:
maj"
"Yes, dear, I expect to-"
"When [ die, gran'ma, o l be
buried side of you?
ayes, DEAR" she said as her heart
warmed toward the little one, whom
she folded closer in her arms.
"Gran'ma," softly whispered the lit
tie rascal. gimme ten cents"
There is so much hypocrisy in the
world that O, en- the best and most i'll
nocent of men are suspected. When,
for instance, q prohibition orator has
water brought to him in a tin cup, peo-
pie think that they can see through his
little game.
Women are not devoid of deceit.
Frequently a woman who will stand on
, her piazza and smile like an angel, will
gainside and wallop her children with
a bootjack until she has corns on the
inside of her thumbs.
A popular brand of hypocrisy is
shipping missionaries to the heather.
What can be more hypocritical than
sending missionaries through Califor-
mia, where the hoodlum RACES, to
wrestle with people living beyond the
Pa"ific slope who are orderly and we'll
belayel.-1eEdS Sittings.